Messy Stuff

Ever watched a TV sitcom and wished that your life's problems could be fixed and answered in just 30 minutes, too? Unfortunately, the real world doesn't work that way. Life is messy. You and I are brokenÑand so are the students in your youth ministry.

We're broken physically by sickness and disease. We're broken emotionally by painful life experiences and hurtful words that others have spoken. Our relationships with God and other people are broken, too.

In this 5-week small group video series from Heather Flies, your students will examine the reality of our messy livesÑand discover how valuable they are to God, despite their messiness. They'll investigate the wrong ways and the right ways to handle the stuff that makes life messy and causes our pain and brokenness. And they'll be encouraged to invite God and other people into the process of change in their lives.

Help your students discover that despite life's messiness, we can be healed and made whole.

Topics for this series include:

• Me, Valuable?
• Um, What Happened?
• How To Handle The Hurts
• Finding Hope in the Messiness
• Remember, Life's Pain Isn't Permanent!

In addition to the teaching sessions on DVD, we've included materials that will help you effectively lead your small group: leader's notes, student handouts, and more. And all the resources are all as editable and reproducible as we can make themÑso tweak away and make them yours!


Heather Flies is the Junior High Pastor at Wooddale Church in Eden Prairie, Minnesota and has been in junior high ministry for over 20 years. She recently wrote How to Talk to Your Teen about Girl Stuff and is also a contributing author of the book, Help! I'm a Woman in Youth Ministry. Heather loves football, NASCAR racing, country music, and hanging out with her husband, Chad. She owns 179 bottles of nail polish and 98 pairs of shorts.